Memorandum
Date: July 14, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of an Update on the County’s COVID-19 Interim Policy for Working Remotely
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
As your Board will recall, on June 16, you acted to Adopt a Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2020-33, extending the County of Lake’s COVID-19 Interim Policy for Working Remotely for an additional 90-day period, through September 20, 2020, unless earlier action is taken to repeal, replace or extend the policy. Department Heads had reported, at that time, 92 employees continued to juggle childcare issues due to the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.
On the same date, your Board requested regular updates, to monitor the ongoing need of telework opportunities to mitigate workload impacts brought by COVID-19, and to confirm that disaster conditions justifying this policy remain present.
Department Heads continue to report teleworking employees are generally highly productive. Some positions have been able to work even more effectively, and one Department Head indicated billable time (i.e., time reimbursed by the State) has increased since the advent of remote work. Because there have been some great successes, Staff is presently working on a draft permanent policy for the consideration of your Board, to be presented at a later date following discussion by the Technology Governance Committee.
At this time, Staff recommends your Board maintain the availability of telework under the County’s COVID-19 Interim Policy for Working Remotely. No action is needed to facilitate this.
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